One has a quote from iconic 1980s grunge band Pearl Jam: ‘‘Everything has changed, but nothing has changed’’.

‘‘You see the same techniques and colours in ceramic art being passed from Arabic culture to China and Japan then to Europe then back again,’’ he said.

The Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award winner will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on Saturday at Shepparton Art Museum on Welsford St from 4pm to 6pm. The exhibition runs until August 13.